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Miss Auburn: Meredith Thomley

Meredith Thomley, Biomedical Sciences and Pre-Medicine junior, was nominated by the Mortar Board Senior Honor Society for Miss Auburn and is bringing Auburn students together to strive for better health and wellness services on campus by working with administration. As she promotes “Have Mercy with Meredith”, Thomley said her major has been a big part in learning about compassion.



The Auburn Plainsman

Meet the SGA treasurer candidates

James Beauchaine James Beauchaine, junior in biomedical sciences, thoroughly enjoys handling money. Sophomore year, he served on the finance branch of SGA in the Verizon Wireless position. “I really enjoyed it and got to see the benefits of a partnership that Auburn and Verizon have,” Beauchaine said. In the past year, Beauchaine said serving on the Budget and Finance Committee is what sparked his interest in running for SGA treasurer. “I really got to see more of the monetary side of things,” Beauchaine said.

The Auburn Plainsman

SGA VP candidate Nathan Rigby:

Nathan Rigby, senior in mechanical engineering, is an SGA vice presidential candidate hoping to improve security at Auburn. “It’s important to me that every Auburn student, alumnae and visitor to our campus can enjoy everything that Auburn has to offer without ever worrying about their security, safety or well-being,” Rigby said

The Auburn Plainsman

Jesse Westerhouse

Jesse Westerhouse, junior in finance, was involved in some of the largest SGA initiatives in recent memory — Tiger Scheduler, the Auburn Memorial project and the Mental Health Task Force. He believes his student government experience, along with his fraternity membership and service as a Plainsman, has prepared him for SGA presidency. "They've given me different perspectives about so many parts of campus," Westerhouse said. SGA is already a great organization, Westerhouse said, but members could work to improve student perception. "People either think we're pretentious or we don't do anything," Westerhouse said. "We need to show we're everyday students, and we just want to serve this campus." Westerhouse also wants to work on diversity in SGA. "SGA, while it's an awesome organization in so many ways, isn't always representative of the student body," Westerhouse said.

The Auburn Plainsman

VP: Brandon Honeywell

Brandon Honeywell, junior in biomedical sciences and pre-medicine, is running for SGA vice president and hopes to use his three-year experience in SGA to make positive changes in office. “Essentially, my platform boils down to a promise to execute the VP office well,” Honeywell said.

Auburn University Dance Marathon Rave, Thursday, Aug. 21. Charles Tatum / PHOTOGRAPHER

Dance Marathon set for Feb. 6

This year, AUDM has a public fundraising goal of $395,000. In AUDM's first four years, the organization fundraised $605,000, which is why it chose this year's goal to be that specific amount, according to Cory Brinkman, vice president of fundraising.

The Auburn Plainsman

Auburn University wins another one

Auburn University Wins another One Ameera Steward Campus Writer A College of Agriculture professor won an award for his significant contributions over to the science of cotton genetics and cotton breeding. David Weaver won Cotton Genetics Research Award this year in New Orleans at the Beltwide Cotton Improvement Conference. The award is given annually by the National Cotton Council.

The Auburn Plainsman

Miss Auburn: Madison Gaines

Madison Gaines, junior in human development and family studies, received her Miss Auburn nomination from Auburn Singers and now promotes her platform “Auburn Gaines Perspective," which strives to create deeper relationships with international students. Gaines said she wants to make the Auburn Family the University promotes a reality by unifying every student and making inclusion a priority on campus. Gaines lived in China and is working on a minor in Asian studies. She said her time overseas greatly inspired her platform. “When choosing a platform for Miss Auburn, I wanted something tangible that could make a difference right here on Auburn’s campus,” Gaines said.

The Auburn Plainsman

Unauthorized weapon spotted on campus, no threats identified

Auburn Police responded to a call this afternoon, Jan.28, about a person who possibly had an unauthorized weapon near the Student Center, according to a public safety advisory from Auburn University Public Safety and Security. The person was not acting in a threatening manner.